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Hawaii at the Johnes Home

April 16, 2012

Newburgh, NY -

Left to right: Raquel Nunes, a human services major from
Mohegan Lake, NY, helps Johnes Home resident Elsie Marchitello
during a game of bingo. Laura Garcia, a psychology major from New
Milford, CT, gets ready for a game of bingo with Johnes Home
resident Ellen Syndergaard. Diamond Taitt, a media studies major
from Bronx, NY, checks Johnes Home resident Marceline Manpel’s
bingo card.

Members of Mount Saint Mary College’s Aging United club,
sponsored by the Center on Aging and Policy, hosted a Hawaiian
luau-style Spring Fling for the elderly residents of the Johnes
Home in Newburgh, NY. The intergenerational fun included bingo and
island-style snacks. Aging United’s outreach is one of several
aging-related events throughout the semester. More than 50 percent
of Mount Saint Mary College students volunteer through service
clubs or in the field as a requirement of coursework.